Forex glossary – letter A

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Account : Record of all transactions.Account Balance : Same as balance.Accrual : The apportionment of premiums and discounts on forward exchange...Accumulation Line : See Distribution Line.Accumulation swing index : Abbreviated ASI. An oscillator based on the sw...Adjustment : Official action normally by either change in the internal ec...ADX : See Average Directional Index.AED : ISO 4217 currency code, Currency used in United Arab Emirates, call...AFN : ISO 4217 currency code, Currency used in Afghanistan, called Afghan...Agent : An individual employed to act on behalf of another (the principal...Aggregate Demand : It includes private and public sector demand for goods...Aggregate Risk : Size of exposure of a bank to a single customer for both...Aggregate Supply : Total supply of goods and services in the economy from...Aggressor : A trader dealing on an existing price in the market.Agio : Difference in the value between currencies. Also used to describe ...ALL : ISO 4217 currency code, Currency used in Albania, called Leke.All or None : A limit price order that instructs the broker to fill the w...AMD : ISO 4217 currency code, Currency used in Armenia, called Drams.American Option : An option which may be exercised at any time prior to e...American style currency option : An option that may be exercised at any v...ANG : ISO 4217 currency code, Currency used in Netherlands Antilles, call...AOA : ISO 4217 currency code, Currency used in Angola, called Kwanza.Apics Survey : Economical indicator, A composite diffusion index of natio...Appreciation : The increase in the value of an asset.Arbitrage : The simultaneous purchase and sale on different markets, of t...Aroon : Aroon is a technical indicator system that attempts to show if a ...ARS : ISO 4217 currency code, Currency used in Argentina, called Pesos.Ascending triangle : A triangle continuation formation with a flat upper ...Ascending triple top : A bullish point-and-figure chart formation that su...ASI : See Accumulation swing index.Ask : The price at which the currency or instrument is offered.Ask Offer Price : The price at which the market is prepared to sell a spe...Ask Price : The price at which a currency pair or security is offered for sale;...Ask Rate : See Ask Price.Ask Size : The amount of shares being offered for sale at the ask rate.Asset : An item having commercial or exchange value.Asset Allocation : Investment practice that distributes funds among diffe...Association Cambiste International : The international society of foreign...At Best : An instruction given to a dealer to buy or sell at the best rat...At or Better : An order to deal at a specific rate or betterAt par forward spread : Forward price is zero; therefore, the spot price ...At the price stop-loss order : A stop-loss order that must be executed at...At-the-Money : An option whose strike-exercise price is equal to or near ...At-the-money option : Abbreviated ATM option. An option whose present cur...Atekubi : A bearish two-day candlestick combination. It consists of a bla...ATM option : See At-the-money option.ATR : See Average True Range.Attorney in Fact : Person who is allowed to transact business and execute...AUD : ISO 4217 currency code, Currency used in Australia, called Dollars.Average Directional Index : Abbreviated ADX. A technical indicator system...Average options : Options that refer to the average rate of the underlyin...Average True Range : Abbreviated ATR. A technical indicator that attempts...AWG : ISO 4217 currency code, Currency used in Aruba, called Guilders (al...AZM : ISO 4217 currency code, Currency used in Azerbaijan, called Manats....AZN : ISO 4217 currency code, Currency used in Azerbaijan, called New Man...